Yesterday Evening 6 Pingree Grove & Countryside
Candidates Graduated for the Elgin Community
College Fire Academy. They spent 8 weeks
earning their Basic Firefighter, Fire Service Vehicle
Operator and Haz-Mat Operations Certifications.
Congrauratulations on the successful completion
of your training and all of your hard work.... (Full Story & Photos)

Attached is the Agenda for the May 18, 2020
Board of Trustees Meeting. Meeting is at
Station 4 at 4:00 pm.... (Full Story & Photos)

Happy EMS (Emergency Medical Service) Week.
The Pingree Grove & Countryside Fire District,
Covers 55 square Miles and responded to over
1600 calls last year of that 70% of the calls are
Medical. We have 50 personnel, 30 are Paramedics
and 20 are EMT's. Of the 20 EMT's, 2 are finishing
up Paramedic Training and we 4 more that are
going to Paramedic Training. We have Four
Ambulances, Three are ... (Full Story & Photos)

Yesterday (Sunday May 15) Pingree Grove & Countryside's,
F/F Nicole Wells was deployed to New Mexico to assist
with Wildland Firefighting. As we get more info we will
share it.... (Full Story & Photos)

Saturday evening the Pingree Grove & Countryside Fire Protection District held its First Annual Awards Ceremony. Personnel were given awards for Years of Service, Life Saving, Unit Citations, Firefighter of the Year, MABAS Deployments, Outside Personnel Commendation and Awards for Personal Accomplishments.

Highlights of the evening were:

Firefighter of the Year: F/F Carolyn Wilson

Unit Citation ... (Full Story & Photos)